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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Forest of Dean District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,068 approved · 609 refused · 340 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jul 2004 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Mayview The Tythings Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1QQ
Received 20 Mar 2020Corse Grange Cottage Gloucester Road Corse Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3RQ
Received 16 Mar 2020TikHai Townsend Ruardean Gloucestershire GL17 9TR
Received 23 Mar 2020Lane Farm Little London Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0PN
Received 23 Mar 2020Woodland View Farm Great Boulsdon Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1JJ
Received 25 Mar 2020Land North Of Southend Lane Newent Gloucestershire
Received 25 Mar 2020Ivy Cottage Coopers Road Christchurch Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7AL
Received 25 Mar 2020Kiln Cottage Staunton Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8NX
Received 25 Mar 2020Marys Lodge Formerly Known As Crossways Bungalow Crossways Coleford GL16 8NS
Received 26 Mar 2020Sunnydene Coldharbour Road Brockweir Chepstow NP16 7NN
Received 27 Mar 202040 Byfords Road Huntley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3EL
Received 27 Mar 2020Cleeve House Brand Green Redmarley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3JD
Received 27 Mar 2020Land Off Blaisdon Lane Blaisdon Lane Blaisdon GL17 0AH
Received 30 Mar 202033 Church Street Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1AA
Received 30 Mar 2020Briars Patch Upper Road Pillowell Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4RD
Received 30 Mar 2020Wuthering Heights Joyford Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7AH
Received 30 Mar 2020Holders Farm Holders Lane Oxenhall Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1LX
Received 28 Mar 2020Oak View Barn Bulley Churcham Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8BJ
Received 30 Mar 2020Rosecot (also Known As Rose Cottage) Mount Close Harrow Hill Drybrook Gloucestershire GL17 9LB
Received 31 Mar 202017 Coverham Close Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7QX
Received 31 Mar 202025 Victoria Street Cinderford Gloucestershire GL14 2ET
Received 31 Mar 2020The Old Coach House Meredith Lane Tibberton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8DZ
Received 31 Mar 2020The Old Coach House Meredith Lane Tibberton Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 8DZ
Received 31 Mar 2020Foxes Reach 47 Woodgate Road Mile End Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7QJ
Received 31 Mar 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Forest of Dean District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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